Week 1 is in the books, and outside of one fairly shocking result, it went pretty much as planned.

So let's take a look at what we learned and what we could see answered this week.

What we learned

• Richmond is still good. Really good. I figured the Blue Devils wouldn't completely fall off despite losing a lot of production from the year before, because the class of 2015 is so deep and talented. But 47-0? On the road? That score was a bit shocking to me, and I've gone from thinking the Blue Devils were a clear No. 2 in the Blue Water Area Conference to being a co-No. 1 along with Almont.

• Port Huron's defense is going to be tough to score on this season. The Big Reds dominated King up front on Friday night, quite an accomplishment with that collection of big bodies and talent lined up across from them. There isn't a team left on the Big Reds' schedule that has as much talent as King, so don't expect them to give up many points all season. The offense struggled, but again, it won't see defensive speed like it did Friday night for the rest of the year, so it's hard to tell how far it has to go.

• Yale isn't going to be afraid to let it fly this year. One of the most surprising stat lines of the weekend was the 109 passing yards for Yale. No, it's not earth-shattering, but if Yale can hit big plays in the passing game this season, it will be that much harder to defend. The Bulldogs are still a run-first team, and they're still going to gain the majority of their yards on the ground, but now teams know that Zane Smeznik can beat a defense with his arm, which should open things up quite a bit.

What will we learn?

• The Macomb Area Conference Gold Division hierarchy will become fairly clear right away as defending champ St. Clair will take on defending Division 4 state champ Marine City and Marysville will play host to Port Huron Northern. Marine City was my pick to win it before the season, and Week 1 didn't do anything to change my mind. St. Clair showed a ton of heart in coming back and then holding off Croswell-Lexington, and I expect it to test the Mariners. Northern and Marysville, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back after Week 1 losses.

• Armada had one of the more impressive wins in Week 1, defeating Clawson, 41-14. The Tigers can position themselves as a BWAC contender this week, however, when they play Cros-Lex in one of the week's more intriguing matchups.

• This deals with a point I already made, but I'll be interested to see what the Port Huron offense does against Anchor Bay. I think there's enough talent there, especially up front, for the Big Reds to be good on offense, and I'm thinking that Week 1's result had mostly to do with King's defense.

Paul's Top 10

1. Marine City

2. Richmond

3. Port Huron: I didn't want to bump the Big Reds down because of how impressive that defense was. But Richmond's win needs to be rewarded.

4. St. Clair

5. Yale

6. Armada

7. Sandusky

8. Cros-Lex

9. Memphis

10. Northern

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